tracklisting (click on mp3 or flac to download individual tracks):

mp3     flac     01. follow the beast
mp3     flac     02. tracked by the beast
mp3     flac     03. beastification
mp3     flac     04. follow the beast (underscore remix)
mp3     flac     05. tracked by the beast (monta remix)

at last, the debut ep from foundsound/unfoundsound co-founder fusiphorm (a.k.a. cyhl). as of late, this french lad has been quietly pumping out a plentitude of dark and haunting minimal tracks in his home studio. (expect vinyl releases from fusiphorm on plong! and foundsound in late 2005.) maintaining a groovy, spooked-out vibe, the ep is aptly titled "the beast". each track blends into the next carrying you through a continuous journey. you move into a large city for the first time and relish in that initial excitement ("follow the beast"), then after time you feel caught in the grip of oppression ("tracked by the beast"), and finally clashing feelings prevail leading to a brutal end to your city living ("beastification"). (Also note that "beastification" was constructed entirely with field recordings from fidget's unfields01--the first in a series of free downloads located in the "unfields" section of the unfoundsound website.) plus, you get two remixes: an irresistible, feelin'-oh-so-good minimal tech-house throbber from philly's underscore, and kansas city's monta rounds off the ep with a soothing, ultra-heady, pleasantly beatless ambient rework.